Andy Wier serves as the executive director for the Simsboro Aquifer Water Defense Fund [SAWDF], a Central Texas non-profit working with landowners, business, and government to protect access to groundwater and the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer. Andy became involved in groundwater issues after completing a domestic well on his property in Bastrop County. Six months later a billion-dollar utility purchased the water rights to 5,000 acres across the road and applied for permits to sink eight commercial wells into the shared aquifer, potentially drying up Andy’s well. Retired from state service, Andy has immersed himself in groundwater issues and stays busy participating in board meetings of area Groundwater Conservation Districts, regional planning groups that develop the State Water Plan, the Texas Water Association, and testifying at the Texas Legislature. Andy and SAWDF encourage you, and all Texans, to participate in the decision-making process that determines your access to groundwater and Texas’ future water supplies.
Mr. Wier will be discussing the threats to Bastrop’s local water resources, including big-city withdrawals from the Carrizo‑Wilcox Aquifer — and what it means for your well and community.
Join us 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟱, 𝗮𝘁 𝟲:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠 (doors at 6:00) at the BCRP Office — 443 Hwy 71 W, Bastrop, TX
